2006-09-13 04:27:12 · 22 answers · asked by vidh 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
It depends on if you are talking about color or light.
If you mix all pigments (except white) you will get, theoretically, black. Of course, since your personal paints are going to have a variety of hue, value and chroma, you're going to get a range of grays (brown is considered a "gray," as are all colors that are composed of combined complements. (complements are opposite each other on the color wheel: red/green orange/blue purple/yellow, etc...)
Most artists recognize red, yellow and blue as the 3 basic primary colors. These primaries are the pure colors which can not be created by mixing any other colors. Secondary hues are the result of mixing any of the two primaries. Tertiary colors result from mixing the secondary hues. Mixing all the hues is what (theoretically) gives you black.
That was talking about pigments.
But you can also talk about light. (The visible light spectrum)
In light, however, white light contains all colors. Black is the absence of color.
(Remember what happens when light goes through a prism?) How it breaks down into the colors of the rainbow?
(Confused yet? Aren't you glad I didn't talk about reflective light? That's the explanation of why the color black makes you hot when you wear it in the sun. Black absorbs all colors of light in the spectrum, hence it is black. White reflects all colors of the spectrum, hence it is white--and also cooler to wear in the summer sun. And as for the individual colors-- like red.
Red absorbs EVERY pigment except red. But it does not absorb the color red, it reflects it, hence it looks red.
Yellow absorbs EVERY pigment except yellow. But it does not absorb the color yellow it reflects it, hence it looks yellow.
2006-09-13 04:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u really mix those basic colors then u will get white bt in practical when u mix them u dont get white !!! Reason!!! may be bcoz they r not really primary colors and a little bit diff. from what primary colors refer too
2006-09-13 11:48:36 · answer #2 · answered by Whamper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The basic colors of light (green, blue and red) mixed together create white light. The basic colors of pigments (yellow, blue and red) mixed together create black.
2006-09-13 11:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Bella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is some exact percentage for each color ...Red, Green and Blue....which makes perfect white
2006-09-14 01:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by Jammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The primary colors are blue, yellow & red, so I found if you mix them all it turns a murkey sort of brown.
2006-09-13 11:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by jac44129 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brownish purple
2006-09-13 18:05:12 · answer #6 · answered by brokemypace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are speaking of pigment, and "basic" being primaries and secondaries, likely it will be nearly black...but muddy for sure.
2006-09-13 21:09:00 · answer #7 · answered by Victor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white
2006-09-13 11:50:29 · answer #8 · answered by srikant k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gray, of course! because all of the colors will only neutralize with each other.
2006-09-13 11:32:33 · answer #9 · answered by litmessoc 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pigment or light?
If combining colored light, you can get white.
If combining piments, you get black.
2006-09-13 11:51:35 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Cellophane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋